The European Commission on Tuesday announced a formal investigation into allegations that Google abused its dominant market position by manipulating search results to give its own services preferential placement. The investigation will be the first formal investigation by a major regulatory agency into the Internet search giant’s business practices. The announcement follows complaints from three [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Los Angeles County v. Humphries that, when alleging a municipality violated their civil rights under 42 USC § 1983 , plaintiffs “must show that their injury was caused by a municipal policy or custom,” even if they are only seeking injunctive or declaratory relief. Tuesday’s opinion, [...]

More than 50,000 hate crimes were reported last year in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to a report released Tuesday, the first time such a report has been made public. The Association of Chief Police Officers , a private company consisting of police officers from England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said that it has [...]

Major General Curtis Scaparrotti of the US Army on Monday ordered a court-martial for Staff Sergeant David Bram stemming from a larger case involving five soldiers accused of killing Afghan citizens. Bram is charged with conspiracy to commit assault and battery, unlawfully striking another solider, violating a lawful order, dereliction of duty, cruelty, maltreatment and [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday sentenced Somali citizen Jama Idle Ibrahim to 30 years in prison for an April attack on the USS Ashland in the Gulf of Aden. Ibrahim, originally charged with

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday ordered a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the controversial Oklahoma constitutional amendment banning the courts from considering international or Islamic law. Judge Vicki Miles-LeGrange ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Muneer Awad, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations [...]

The Bush administration urged Germany not to prosecute Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials involved in the alleged illegal arrest and torture of German citizen Khaled El-Masri under the administration’s extraordinary rendition program , according to a document released Sunday by WikiLeaks . The document , dated February 2, 2007, is a cable originating from the [...]

Paul Copeland : “Although I practice law in the city of Toronto, for the last 22 years I have been involved with the democracy movement in Burma (also known as Myanmar). I have visited three times and plan to go back soon. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is an amazing woman and the most important [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Wall v. Kholi . The court is considering whether a state court sentence-reduction motion consisting of a plea for leniency constitutes an “application for State post-conviction or other collateral review” under 28 USC § 2244(d)(2) , resulting in an extension of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death [...]

US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are conducting a criminal investigation of WikiLeaks over its release of confidential government communications. Holder condemned WikiLeaks’ recent release of government cables , saying that it threatens US national security , specifically by risking the [...]